An autistic teenager from Chicago has incredibly assembled a flawless NCAA Men’s Tournament bracket as the Sweet 16 is set to commence tonight.
Despite the myriad of shocking upsets, Alex Hermann has somehow selected all 48 games correctly.
The website www.BookofOdds.com reported that the betting chances of having an unblemished bracket entering the Sweet 16 are one in 13,460,000.
“It’s amazing,” Hermann, 17, told Chicago’s NBC affiliate.
Hermann managed to comprise his perfect bracket by studying numbers to find an ideal combination.
However, Hermann veered from his strategy when he selected the Purdue Boilermakers as the eventual winners of the national championship.
Hermann predicted that the Boilermakers will ultimately take scissors to the nets in Indianapolis because his older brother, Andrew, attends Purdue.
The fourth-seeded Boilermakers next game is scheduled for Friday night against the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils.
The Autism Society defines autism as “a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first two years of life and is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain, impacting development in the areas of social interaction and skills.”
Hermann’s story is the most intriguing one regarding autism since the Oscar-winning movie Rain Main premiered in March 1989.
If Purdue does capture the title, Alex Hermann’s account will be this year’s Best Picture.
Go, Boilermakers!
Keywords: Duke Blue Devils, NCAA Tournament, Purdue University
